The full extent of the drills is not known but the state-backed Global Times newspaper posted pictures of the Type 055 destroyer, China's most advanced naval ship, firing its deck guns.

The Type 055 large destroyer Zunyi of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy fires its close-in weapon system during a combat exercise in the Pacific Ocean in February 2025. Photo ...

According to the CCTV report, the naval task group was led by the Type 055 stealth guided-missile destroyer Zunyi, and included the Type 054A frigate Hengyang and the Type 903 replenishment vessel ...

Almost a decade has passed since the People’s Liberation Army pulled the trigger on President Xi Jinping’s plans for a massive overhaul of the world’s biggest military. In the sixth of a ...

The new Type 055 — a 13,000-ton destroyer that the Pentagon classifies as a cruiser — is a formidable vessel armed with 112 launchers capable of firing anti-ship, anti-aircraft and land-attack ...

The Type 055’s focus on anti-ship weapons would likely give it an edge over the American warship in combat. If the Americans can create a reliable method for obliterating China’s expansive ...

China Says Tasman Sea Navy Firing Drills 'In Line' With International ... this week confirmed the presence of three ships - a Type 055 destroyer, a Type 054 frigate and a replenishment vessel ...

The blue-water role of China’s newest variety of naval destroyer was on show last week when Type 055 destroyer Zunyi led a small flotilla to conduct live-fire drills in international waters off ...

Reports in Chinese state media this week confirmed the presence of three ships – a Type ... Type 055 destroyer, which Western militaries regard as China’s most advanced naval ship, firing ...